New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-04
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"Thc Toronto Globe is the most cxcitablc.
albeit in many respects ono Of the best CON
ductcd journals in Canada. II is most lmportu
nate i'm its demand for Mr.. Chambcriains re-
call 1t goes so far rs to say that war between
Great Britain and the United states will be
inevitable if the Commissioners fail to negotiate
a settlement which the Senate can be induced
to sanction. and that the Chief British Com
missioner has wantonly embarrassed the stu
alton by "making himself hateful on tins
continent" Mr.. Chambcrlain's offences are
his hostility to commercial union and his inSo-
lent references to Irish Americans; and this
leading Canadian journal insists that he must
be recalled as soon rs he reaches Washington,
since he is an enemy OF peace and cannot fall
to bring on war between English speaking races.
This kind Of infiammatOry writing is unworthy
Of a journal Of the high reputation Of "Thc
Globe" Mr.. Chambcrlain's indscrctions have
impaired his usefulness rs 4 ncgotator, but he
is a very able and quick -wittcd statesman. who
will exert himself to the utmost in order to
accomplish his mission. His recall at this latc
day il out of the question. Lord Salisbury
would earn the contempt Of friend and foe If
no were u allow his Chief Commissioner to
cross the Atlantic only TO find dispatched Of
recall awaiting him upon his arrival in port.
Mr.. Chamberlain cannot be dismissed like "A
ackcy because he has talked too much. For
good or evil he is the chief representative Of the
British Government. and Canadians may ~
well accept the situation with composurc and
eoodtcmpcr. As for the chances of war.
neither Canada nor tho United States can be
deceived BY infatuated alarmists. The two
countries have been wrangIing for nearly
hundred wears over one phase or another Of
tho fisheries question. IloStitics have never
Of interests. The issues of peace and war do
not now lie IN the diplomatic balance which
Mr. Chamberlain il seeking 10 adjust
Tho Canadian journals have made two serious
mistakes in their assaults upon Mr.. Chamber
lain. They have assumed to dictate the terms
Of settlement and have auarrclIcd with the
British representative when he failed 10 indorsc
their claims. Commercial union is the only
result which will be satisfactory to them; but
there has been nothing in the negotiations be
tween London and Washington to warrant the
assumption that this question would be con-
sidcrcd by the Commissioners. Mr.. Bayard has
proposed a revision OF tho Treaty Of 1918; and
Lord Salisbury has suggested return to tho
Treaty Of Washington without compensation
for the inshorc fisheries but neither Govern
mcnt has seriously considered commercial
union. Canadian zeal for reciprocity has over
lcapt itself in dragging commercial union into
the controversy Equally fatuous has been
the assumption that Mr.. Chambcrlain's hostility
to Home Rule would inevitably discredit him as
diplomatic ncgotiator. The fisheries ques-
ton is complex one, but Homo Rule is not
one Of tho factors of il. Mr. Chamberlain as
q representative of tho British Government
will be well received by Americans without
reference 10 his views of the Irish question.